Borer&#39;s gum



Patented Mar. 12, 1929. V

UNITED STATES mam PATENT. OFFICE,

nonnns GUM.

N0 Drawing. Application filed April 24,

This invention relates to improvements in borers gum.

An object of the invention is to produce a plastic composition for fruittrees which is designed to he applied as a gum or coat ing to the baseportion of the trunk of the young fruit trees for thepurpose of preventing the borer from gaining access to the interior of the tree, after ithas been hatched near the surface of the ground around the tree. It hasbeen found that by applying this composition around the base part ofthe. tree that the borer can not enter the tree.

A further object is to provide a gum that may also be used to heal atree Where the bark and portions of the wood have been eaten by the micesince this gum adheres tightly to the outer surface of the tree and isair and watertight. By covering the eaten places with gum material, newwood will be formed which heals and restores the parts that have beeneaten away.

The coinpositionconsists in generaloit a mixture of rosin, beeswax,Lenox soap, and pine tar. The proportions of the in gredients aresubstantially follows 12 pounds rosin, 1 pounds beeswax, 1% pounds Lenoxsoap, and 1 quart pine tar. The ingredient Lenoir soap is a well knownlaundry soap made by the firm oi Procter & Gamble, the general analysisof which is, real soap 56.7%, sodium carbon mentioned of 19-26. SerialNo. 104,436.

ate 2.62%, sodium silieate3.34e%, free Na O 02%, salt (NaCl) .10%,glycerine.12%, unsaponiliable 1.3%, which consists of sterols 85 fromfat 2%, hydrocarbon from the fat 3%, non acidic resin from the rosin 8%,moisture 35.8%.

These ingredients are preferablyuheated and boiled to a suitableconsistency so that 4 the compositionof matter when cooled may bereadily applied as a plastic material, to the bas oi the tree for thepurposeintended.

It is to be understood that satisfactory results may be obtained it theproportions the ingredients are varied slightly. he composition isimpervious to water, adheres to the surface without crackinn, and is airtight.

Wh at I claim is:

1. A plastic composition for the purpose described, which is imperviousto air and moisture, and coni irising a resinous material, beeswax,soap, and pine tar for binding substance,

2. A plastic composition of matter consisting of 12 pounds of resinousmaterial, 1.; pounds beeswax, 1 pounds Lenox soap, and 1. quartet pinetar substance.

3. A plastic composition of matter con- 60 sisting' of 12'pounds ofresinous substance, 1 pounds of beeswax, 1 pounds Lenox soap and pinetar. c

LUTHER E. SMITH.

